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breadth-first search

breadth-first search noun: a search algorithm that begins at the root node and explores all the neighboring nodes.

Noun

breadth-first search (countable and uncountable, plural breadth-first searches)

  1. A search algorithm that begins at the root node and explores all the neighboring nodes.
    Synonyms:
    BFS

Synonyms of breadth-first search

Forms of breadth-first search

pluralbreadth-first searches

Questions about breadth-first search

What does breadth-first search mean?
Breadth-first search means a search algorithm that begins at the root node and explores all the neighboring nodes.
What part of speech is breadth-first search?
Breadth-first search is a noun.
What is the plural of breadth-first search?
The plural of breadth-first search is breadth-first searches.

Words near breadth-first search in the dictionary

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  2. breadsticks
  3. breadstuff
  4. breadstuffs
  5. breadth
  6. breadth-first search
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  8. breadthen
  9. breadthened
  10. breadthening
  11. breadthens

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